In the May 2013 Taxcast: Google and Apple are forced to defend their tax affairs in public, how anti-EU sentiment serves offshore interests and the
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Is EU wide country-by-country reporting really on its way?
I sat and listened to Big 4 accountants saying how dangerous and misleading country-by-country reporting would be this afternoon – although I can’t say where.
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The case of vanishing subsidiaries: the problem country-by-country would tackle
As the Wall Street Journal has reported: WASHINGTON–Some of the biggest U.S. companies, including Google Inc. and FedEx Corp., have quietly removed hundreds of offshore
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The EU’s bought the tax justice agenda: now they just have to deliver it
European Council conclusions from yesterday’s tax meeting included: (g) efforts taken against base erosion, profit shifting, lack of transparency and harmful tax measures also need to be
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Google – another country
The Guardian seems to have noted the theme on this blog suggesting that multinational corporations wish to float free from the constraints of government. So has Google.
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Is the stock market crash happening?
I’ve struggled to think what to write about the IMF’s message to George Osborne
Having done so there is only one reasonable response, to the IMF’s demand for stimulus and Osborne’s refusal to do it. And that’s “I (and
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Labour needs to talk straight on tax avoidance
The Guardian’s editorial today says: Labour — a party that pussyfooted around with avoidance for 13 years — needs to convince the country it will do better
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The Finance Curse – a podcast
A big finance sector is good for an economy – isn’t it? Actually, no. In this Tax Justice Network podcast the Finance Curse is discussed
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